Brian Owens
@scibri.com
Science journalist and leatherworker.
Reporter for @chco-tv.bsky.social
Author of Lyme Disease in Canada
New Brunswick ๐จ๐ฆ
www.scibri.com
Reporter for @chco-tv.bsky.social
Author of Lyme Disease in Canada
New Brunswick ๐จ๐ฆ
www.scibri.com
I'm looking into this angle for a possible story in Medscape, do you know if anyone is studying the ICE part of it?
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I'm looking into this angle for a possible story in Medscape, do you know if anyone is studying the ICE part of it?
A big study of vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic might offer clues for future vaccine roll-outs. But it's probably not terribly relevant for our current problems with vaccine uptake. My story for @nature.com ๐งช
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A big study of vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic might offer clues for future vaccine roll-outs. But it's probably not terribly relevant for our current problems with vaccine uptake. My story for @nature.com ๐งช
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It's very common in Canada. I always kinda thought it was to differentiate it from other famines that other immigrant groups experienced.
I'm Irish-decended, and was raised Catholic but I'm not sure if it was more common in that context than elsewhere.
I'm Irish-decended, and was raised Catholic but I'm not sure if it was more common in that context than elsewhere.
January 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
It's very common in Canada. I always kinda thought it was to differentiate it from other famines that other immigrant groups experienced.
I'm Irish-decended, and was raised Catholic but I'm not sure if it was more common in that context than elsewhere.
I'm Irish-decended, and was raised Catholic but I'm not sure if it was more common in that context than elsewhere.
I mean, the weird right-wing podcaster version of me isn't even wearing my signature tweed vest.
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I mean, the weird right-wing podcaster version of me isn't even wearing my signature tweed vest.
The local bar where I run trivia night uses the laziest possible AI to make ads. It would be funny if I wasn't so adamantly opposed to genAI in principle.
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The local bar where I run trivia night uses the laziest possible AI to make ads. It would be funny if I wasn't so adamantly opposed to genAI in principle.
While looking for papers to include in an upcoming project on ADHD I came across this: Now you can find out if your dog has ADHD.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
While looking for papers to include in an upcoming project on ADHD I came across this: Now you can find out if your dog has ADHD.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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I'm sorry, help me out here, but did this dingus go public about his event being "cancelled" when it was never booked in the first place? You don't get to INVITE YOURSELF to a university and proclaim it a free speech issue! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/con...
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there โ but the
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I'm sorry, help me out here, but did this dingus go public about his event being "cancelled" when it was never booked in the first place? You don't get to INVITE YOURSELF to a university and proclaim it a free speech issue! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/con...
Looking for someone who studies vaccine hesitancy for a story in Nature. Short turnaround, so need someone today or Monday. If that's you, drop me a line!
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Looking for someone who studies vaccine hesitancy for a story in Nature. Short turnaround, so need someone today or Monday. If that's you, drop me a line!
It's not because of Grok. It's because of the PEOPLE who created and use it.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
It's not because of Grok. It's because of the PEOPLE who created and use it.
This was the second boil water order here in the past year. Asset management needs to be a major issue in the municipal election this spring.
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This was the second boil water order here in the past year. Asset management needs to be a major issue in the municipal election this spring.
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If you're a trans person in Illinois sent a cease and desist by Trump's government, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].
January 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If you're a trans person in Illinois sent a cease and desist by Trump's government, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].
Exile and Elizabeth Shue in the Val Kilmer version of The Saint
January 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Exile and Elizabeth Shue in the Val Kilmer version of The Saint
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At his introductory press conference in Toronto just now, Kazuma Okamoto says his daughter helped him choose the Blue Jays because she liked their logo the best of all the MLB teams ๐
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
At his introductory press conference in Toronto just now, Kazuma Okamoto says his daughter helped him choose the Blue Jays because she liked their logo the best of all the MLB teams ๐
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I don't think I can remember a technology in my lifetime that's prompted governments to basically suspend existing law -- copyright, obscenity, incitement -- like genAI/LLMs. they seem prepared to gamble everything on it. feels quite final.
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I don't think I can remember a technology in my lifetime that's prompted governments to basically suspend existing law -- copyright, obscenity, incitement -- like genAI/LLMs. they seem prepared to gamble everything on it. feels quite final.
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Tell me we should trust AI to give us the facts. Tell me it's a future we can put our faith in. Come at me. I'm right here, waiting.
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Tell me we should trust AI to give us the facts. Tell me it's a future we can put our faith in. Come at me. I'm right here, waiting.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
As soon as my wife sent me a link to a Cameo from Ernie on Christmas, I knew it was going to be him joining her campaign to get a second dog.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As soon as my wife sent me a link to a Cameo from Ernie on Christmas, I knew it was going to be him joining her campaign to get a second dog.
I think you might be taking this fun little game too seriously. Try having a nap.
December 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I think you might be taking this fun little game too seriously. Try having a nap.
Need an addition to the distance one: long distances by car are measured in time (hours)
December 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Need an addition to the distance one: long distances by car are measured in time (hours)
The latest salvo in @ponddrop.bsky.social campaign to get a second dog #BlueJays
December 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The latest salvo in @ponddrop.bsky.social campaign to get a second dog #BlueJays